CVE•Published 2026-06-16•Modified 2026-06-16•0 articles on news•7 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-1766Gnome · Localsearch

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.6

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-805Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

Description

A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-16

Modified 2026-06-16

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-1766

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Gnome Localsearch"

All exposed Gnome Localsearch instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Localsearch"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Localsearch" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-1766